Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-10-15
CITIZENS CLUBBED.
CAREFULLY PLANNED ATTACK
ON WORkINGMEN.
Chicago BOnileld's Mission TO New
York EXplained-A Labor Party
Mass Meeting Interfered
With by P0lice-"Re.
publcanism."


were read last Sunday there was in
dignation on the part of honest men
and brutal qualification on the part
of the ignorant and vicious. The
disturbing theme was the attack 10y
the armed police upon a defenceless
multitude of citizens gathered to-
gether in Union Square, New York,
last Saturday night, to ratify the
platform and nominations of the La
Dor Party.
Union Square is an open space
bounded by Broadway, Fourth ave-
nue., Fourteelvh and Seventeenth
streets, in the center of which is an
oval park. At the Fourteenth street
end of the park are the statues of
Washington and Lincoln, and at the
Seventeenth street end is y cottage
with veranda facing Seventeenth
street. In a straight line from
Fourth avenue to Broadway, and
passing over the cottage is row of
gas lamps used to light up the plaza
when used for mass meetings, etc.
Last Saturday evening these lamps
acere not Hghted, leaving the plaza in
ominous darkness, but for the torch
es carried by the workingmen.
THE MEETING.
On the veranda of the cottage
were a number of the speakers of
the evening with their wives and
friends of the Labor Party. Over
toward the Seventeenth street side
were two trucks about a hundred
feet apart, upon one of which were
the German speakers, torch and
standard bearers, and upon the other
were English speakers with torch
and standard bearers. From these
trucks and from the veranda, under
the protecting q folds of the "stars
and Stripes" speeches were made.
Chairman O'Neil opened the meet
ing with spirited address, and Mr..
S. E. Shevitch addressed the vast
audience at length, his remarks be-
ing interrupted by repeated and en-
thusastic cheers. Suitable resolu-
tions were offered and heartily in
dorsed by unanimous vote. Mr.. }.
Edward Hall, Labor candidate, made
a concise address, brimming with
facts, and was followed by Col. Rich
ard J. Hinton. Prior to this q po-
lice captain had warned the speak
ers and committee in charge of the
platform that they must not speak
from the cottage, and this in def
ance of proper and legal permis-
sion duly granted by the proper au-
thorities. On being emphatically
assured that the speakers would GER
tainly hold their meeting despite his
authoritative command, the blue
coat sulkily retired. Colonel Hin
ton had reached an interesting part
of his speech, and was stating ::
Every great feature of public poll
cy, every roll, every step in its pro-
gress, every phase of industry is out
of and by the efforts of the working
man, Of the progressive laborer--"
when he was interrupted, and a
slight commotlon was observable
near one of the two trucks from
which speakers were addressing the
crowd.
GEORGE ROWDlES.
Meanwhile the speakers at the
northwest truck were being inter-
rupted by gang of about fifty we'll
dressed rowdies who yelled George
Henry George y whenever a speaker
essayed to speak. They were not
interfered with by the police, and
subsequently when the attack was
made, they were carefully avoided
by the the club swingers. This yel-
ling was evidently part of the plan
Of the capitalists in conspiracy-with